Hey guys, resurrecting this topic because of a worthwhile idea....
Surplus Ammo cans with gear or food inside, buried as re-supply points along your Bug-out route.
You should have multiple routes planned out ahead of time from where you are, to your BOL. Anything could happen to your vehicle or your gear/BOB pack. Including being robbed by others. Instead of being with nothing, one option is to bury the cans along the route you are on. Multiple cans along multiple routes. If you have three routes, then three cans full of gear. Not your best gear. But we all have secondary gear, plenty of extra gear.
Instead of letting it all lie around, why not bury it? Extra compass, MRE, knife, saw, etc. All the stuff that doesn't cost too much and isn't the absolute best you've got. Again, if you have three routes you could take, for example: Two separate ones to your primary BOL and one to your secondary BOL; take one can and place it in-between where you are and your BOL locations. Gear or pack gets lost or stolen, keep going to your re-supply point. Doesn't have to be half-way. But should be closer to where you started than your BOL.
A good option is to take a plastic trowel, and hide it in a spot near your re-supply burial spot. That way, if you did lose everything, you can still dig up your ammo can full of goodies. And if it's winter and the ground is frozen solid.... well, I never said this was a 100% fool-proof option. But if you have to bug-out during one of the three other seasons, you don't have to worry about your spot being frozen over. There's also the possibility that someone found one of your re-supply cans weeks, months, or even years after you buried it. So, not being there is another risk.
Depending on how much survival stuff you own, you could bury more cans. Have more than one re-supply spot per route. A few silica gel packets in the cans should do the trick to keep metal items from rusting. Some of the bigger Sporting chain-stores sell plastic civilian versions of old ammo cans. Not sure how well those would last, but it's an option. Also, since you'll need something to carry your re-supply gear with you if you need to access it, be sure to include a couple of contractor-grade garbage bags in the can. Walking around with a large, heavy-duty black double-lined garbage bag for the rest of your travel to your BOL won't be fun. Trying to get there with no gear at all to help you survive would be less fun.
A re-supply point would also be helpful if you've encountered someone along the way that you trust. They might be seriously lacking useful gear. That plastic spork to go with your titanium one in your BOB, yeah; they're going to need more stuff than that. Just a useful idea to consider.